The third Nor'Easter in a row put a cramp in our week. We did show
up at the Midway on Friday but the show was sold out. So, no show reviews
this week.

Phil ‘n Phlash did amazing work here in Boston
in the early eighties. He’s now located in Chicago where he documents
happenings in the city. Here's his blog
page with pics. There's also lots of images on his Facebook
page.

“Hey Zeus sign with Argonauta Records, promise
heavy rock hellfire”…so heralds the Vanyaland headline.
Hey Zeus finds an outlet in a label that is based in
Italy. Ear and brain damage available now by visting their Bandcamp
page

Art & Soul is an art exhibit in Watertown with
some interesting images of rock and roll personalities. The opening
is this Friday, March 23 6PM : and they will "honor Rock ‘n
Roll historian, acclaimed author and prolific storyteller Peter Guralnick,
the exhibition features professional and emerging contemporary art,
as well as fan art, that is inspired by, pays tribute to or otherwise
celebrates musicians, bands and music culture. The exhibit features
visual art in all mediums as well as handmade instruments. The opening
reception will feature a DJ spinning hits from the musicians and bands
that inspired artwork featured in the show"
More info here: Mosesian
Arts, Watertown.

Marsman is involved in a fundraiser on Friday April
6, in Plymouth to benefit local music programs. There is going to be
a Pop Up Museum by David Bieber and his legendary Archives.
Tim Downie and Cha
Chi Loprete will be spinning records. Theirs is beer tasting
and food too. Tickets are $50.00 and $125.00. Get
your tickets here!!

Here’s a few new songs we came across this week...

Today Junior’s latest song posting is “Skate
Punx”. It has all the characteristics that mark them as one
of the most promising and interesting groups on the scene now. It’s
sort of surfy and sort of punky. The lyrics hit a long standing and
always relevant generation gap problem. There is an album folling soon.

The Monks of Doom who have members of Camper
Van Beethoven and Counting Crows are doing
what they describe as ‘mind melting psychedelia” which sounds
like a good description of the music on their new video “Up
From the Cane"

Death Pesos who we fell in love with at O’Briens
(that sounds like a song, right there) has a new ‘single’
out on Bandcamp. We think it's an advance copy not available to all
yet. It shows them progressing a bit more away from traditional ruts
and playing up their quirky individuality. Nicely done. They we be playing
O’Briens on Friday, April 6th, with Jessica Rabbit Syndrome, Sundrifter
and Canadian Rifle. To hold you over here’s a another
cut, T.W.A., from Bandcamp that shows their hammer-the riff hard
rock attack.

Another group that we have run into twice this last month and have
been wowed by is The Gala. – Check out their
video for their latest song “Touch
Me”

We like looking at music films but we are cheap too. We found that
that library has some titles and with portals like Hoopla,
which our library has, you don’t even have to leave the house!!
They're streaming for your winter cocooning pleasure.

In Hoopla we found You Weren’t There a
documentary on Chicago punk, Big Star’s Nothing Can
Hurt Me, Sound City by David
Grohl, T-Rex; The Marc Bolan Story, Viva
Joe Strummer: The Clash and Beyond, Nick Cave:
20,000 Days on Earth, and Don’t Ask
Me Questions a look at the career of Graham Parker and
the Rumor. There’s plenty of more main stream titles. Check your
library’s digital portal and see what you can find.

Speakign of music films - Ransom Note Productions will be filming of
‘Live at the Midway- A Rockumentary’
produced by Billy Squire (not Billy Squier) on Sunday, March 25 at 3:30
PM - 8 PM. This special matinee show will feature the music of Rick
Berlin and the Nickel and Dime Band, The Hi-End, Erin Harpe and the
Delta Swingers and Fur Purse.

Here's some good shows coming up this week.....

March 20 (Tuesday) on WMFO
with Skybar! 91.5 FM. 8 PM. An interview with some of the members
of Little Billy Lost & The Cocks Of The Walk, JPx, The I
Want You, and Raibard! Playing music and talking
about their show at The Midway Cafe on Saturday, March 24.

March 24 (Saturday) Raibard,
John Powhida International Airport, Little Billy Lost & The Cocks
of The Walk and The I Want You at The Midway

March 24 (Saturday) Going Hardcore
Foe The Homeless benefit with PUSH NJHC, Scars of Deceit, Burden, Years
Apart, Shrink, Force Of Habit, One Less Scumbag all that at Max's Blues
Cafe in brockton...FB
page for directions and more info

March 24 (Saturday) See
This World's CD Release Party for Sign of the Times
at the Launch Pad at Norwood Space Center, also on the bill Neighborhood
Shit and The Pint Killers.It's a 6-11PM show-
FB page

March 24 (Saturday) Michael
Kane & The Morning Afters, Reverend Dan, Pull it Together
at The 13th Floor Music Lounge in Florence, MA

March 24 (Saturday) A Bunch
of Jerks and Stop Calling Me Frank at The
Auld Sod in Dedham, MA FB
page for direction etc

March 25 (Sunday) Ransom Note Productions
is proud to announce the filming of ‘Live at the Midway-
A Rockumentary’ produced by Billy Squire. This special
matinee show will feature the music of Rick Berlin and the Nickel
and Dime Band, The Hi-End, Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers
and Fur Purse.

May 19 (Saturday) The Knock
Ups, State of the Union, The New Frustrations, The Imposers at
The Midway- early show 4-8Pm

May 19 (Saturday) Celebrate Sue (Miniachello's) 50th Birthday!!
at Sally O'Brien's celebrate Sue with friends and family and food and
drink and cake and, of course, MUSIC! A stellar lineup of bands and
special guests is in store. More details to come on that, although a
few surprises will be kept under wraps. FB
page for updates

May 20 (Sunday) It time again for
Slimedog's 22nd Birthday Party. The line up is Kermit’s
Finger, The Lost Riots, The Revilers, Uncle Spud,
and Time Out Timmy. Linnea Svedka
will play between sets. All that and FREE PIZZA too! Starts at 4PM.

May 20 (Sunday) The Crank-tones
(Record Release), Jittery Jack and DJ Easy
Ed at Great Scott this is a 2PM show start

May 20 (Sunday) The Proletariat
are at Alchemy in Providence RI FB
page

May 27 (Sunday) The Four
Point Restraints, The Guilloteenagers, Surprise Party, American Affair
(Jess & Tom of Man Trouble) at ZuZu

June 2 (Saturday)Sheer
Terror, Nothing But Enemies, Brando, American War Machine at
The Middle East - this is an early show 5:30-10:30

June 13 (Wednesday) doing their
G.G. ALLIN 25th Death Anniversary Tour the Murder Junkies
are at Cafe Nine in New Haven CT FB
page

June 14 (Thursday)The
Dickies (40th Year Anniversary) w/ The Queers
at The MIddle East FB page for
tix etc

June 16 (Saturday)GLiDER
Live on Radio 91.5FM CrashCourse for the Ravers! wmfo.org
stream 1-4PM

We bring you into the Rat Room at the Hotel Commonwealth.
Jimmy Harlold invited a group of scene veterans. It was a Rat reuion
with lots of stories exchanged. Get to see the room and the people.........

It appeared before us like a chimera and it's
still growing...it's the Pipeline 25th Anniversary celebration.
We interview mastermind Bob Dubrow about his background and
search for what motivates him as well as Pipeline history and
the show....

The Boston punk community comes out for a good cause.
Neighborhoods, Upper Crust, Dents, Dogmatics, Roy Sludge Trio, Ed
Moose Savage, Downbeat 5 and Classic Ruins raise some money and
rock the house at......

In the middle of the worst winter ever we give you a story about one of the worst winters ever: mainly the winter of 1978. But it's not just about the winter of course, we don't care about winters we care about punk. Rick Coraccio gives us the inside story from 33 years ago when DMZ went to record their LP.........

Thank god for 110 Instamatics or we wouldn't have a lot of our early Boston punk photos. Kathy Flynn used hers to get some pics of the Rat and The Club and she sent them to us to share with you..........

One of the interesting things in the early days of Boston punk was seeing the attention grow around us. One watershed moment was when we heard that a Time Magazine reporter was going to visit the Rat. We didn't like the resulting article. But you can decide. Take a look at the ....
...

Punk started 25 years ago. Did any of us think we would ever make it this far? Probably not, that was punk; nihilistic, "no future!". Here is a place to remember, and give a moment of thought to, those who didn't make it
this far...

The minute she hit the scene she was every male punk's heart throb. She was beautiful. She had a winning personality. She had a ...well...a...glow. That could be my heart talking because I, Blowfish, confess: I too am Judy's love slave. We didn't just love Judy, we worshiped her. So, now all of us members of Judyism have somewhere to meet and offer our prayers of unrequited love.